Josh88 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Well today i decided to head offshore for the first time, something i was never too confident about in our boat, its 17ft and capable but the low gunwhales and transom are problems with this sort of work. The day didnt start well, my alarm didnt go off and i wasnt at the ramp until 7, went straight outside with the plan to head north until i found birds. Very lumpy early on and i was battling doing 15knots which gave me 2nd thoughts for a while until i saw a plethora of birds. There were birds around the whole day with patches like this which could stretch for nearly a KM. Unfortunately there was not a single splash despite all the frantic activity of these birds, trolled for hours around the area and out the corner of my eye saw one rod bending in half, jumped to it, grabbed it and thought something isnt right. Of course one of the birds has got itself caught on the lure, try to slowly ease back towards it so i could free it and get my lure back and before i know it, the damn thing is up and gone with $25 worth of x-rap Kept trolling and looked at one of the rods and realised it didnt have the normal vibrations, rather a big bend, great i thought a plastic bag, bring it towards the boat and see some tail kicks, great a leatherjacket was my first thought but then to my surprise found this: I thought once was weird enough but again?? And square in the mouth both times, with a lure not far under the surface in about 100ft of water!! Anyway kept trolling for a bit and managed a couple of bonnies Not much size and neither fish particularly take my fancy to eat so headed back in after a quick bait drop for zilch and found some birds on the way with a couple of splashes, looked to be salmon but they were very scarce, i think they ended up coming on a bit later about 1pm. Had a quick go for flatties or squid but no luck so went home. Great day to be on the water, would've liked some more fish but sure as hell beats HSC trials Cheers Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robust Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 G'day Josh, well done on going out today mate. Most of us are stuck at work dreaming of the weekend coming but you were living the dream mate and being out there on a beautiful day. Mate what kind of boat do you have and what size engine? Was it suitable for outside fishing? Did u feel comfortable? Did you fish alone? Regards Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinger Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 sounds like a good trip cameron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh88 Posted August 20, 2009 Author Share Posted August 20, 2009 G'day Josh, well done on going out today mate. Most of us are stuck at work dreaming of the weekend coming but you were living the dream mate and being out there on a beautiful day. Mate what kind of boat do you have and what size engine? Was it suitable for outside fishing? Did u feel comfortable? Did you fish alone? Regards Rob Hi Rob, The boat is a Triumph 170CC with a 75 merc optimax. Going out there i was a bit nervy but once past bluefish point and i saw some birds it was sweet. As i said in the post though its low sides and back aren't good when theres swell around. I was on my own on the boat as most of my mates are still doing their exams but had a very experienced mate in his boat around whilst outside. Cheers Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squid hunter Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 nice trip josh regards Squid Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnv Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 well done there Josh , beats workin john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewiehaven Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 (edited) Shoulda chucked out the pike as a livie and seen if you could raise some interest Bonnies make good strip baits for Jew, bream and Taylor so you could have kept em, I hear they arent too bad on the plate either Sure beats working- I was dreaming of being out myself dangling a line on the Nthn Beaches- was a perfect day for it Well done mate Edited August 20, 2009 by jewiehaven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh88 Posted August 20, 2009 Author Share Posted August 20, 2009 I wasn't feeling to ambitious today and wont get many chances to fish again before November so didnt bother with future bait ideas. I forgot to mention that sammy the seal was out there today. He popped up right next to my boat when i was trolling and put his fin out the water to wave and i guess mock me in some way, he knew there weren't many fish around and the ones that were he would eat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Good onya Josh for getting out there, you did it on a good day and you did it safely, you scored a few stinkies and bonnies too they are great bait fish. It can be fun exploring the coast line in the right conditions. Good onya.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Sammt the bloody seal stole 2 of our snapper of the Northern Beaches yesterday. Just played with them, chucking them about in the burley trail. Way to big to argue with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olitay Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Hi Josh we went out on Wednesday and also noticed all the birds. We casted around some of them and managed some bonnies. The water would break every now and then and we saw what we think were schools of salmon. Nice to be on the water! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyR Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Nice job, great photo. Grey skies and lot of seaguls had me think Alfred Hitchcock! Beats working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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